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About Nau Gaon Village

Nau Gaon is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 23 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nau Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nau Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 13.83 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 23
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nau Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Nau Gaon is the 254th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 13.83 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Nau Gaon

Nau Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nau Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nau Gaon from other places

Nau Gaon lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 78 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nau Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 15 km
Nearest town Almora 41 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 78 km

Villages closest to Nau Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nau Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nau Gaon village had a population of 52. That makes it the 254th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nau Gaon village has 23 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nau Gaon has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Nau Gaon is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nau Gaon covers 13.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nau Gaon falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nau Gaon is Kathgodam, about 78 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nau Gaon.

Nau Gaon is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nau Gaon is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 15 km away. Almora is about 41 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bunga (under 2 km), Bunga Laga Gopatyana (under 2 km) and Gherbunga (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nau Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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